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Megan Coyne, the voice of New Jersey, returns to Trenton as part of Sherrill administration

January 21, 2026 1:58 pmJanuary 21, 2026 4:01 pm

New Jersey is getting its voice back. Megan Coyne, one of the innovators of the state government’s nationally acclaimed Twitter account with an attitude, is back at the statehouse in a new communications role with Gov. Mikie Sherrill. Coyne and...

In final hours, Murphy pocket vetoes two immigration-related bills, drawing ire from advocates

January 20, 2026 3:22 pm

Three hours before Gov. Mikie Sherrill’s inauguration, former Gov. Phil Murphy pocket vetoed a pair of bills designed to protect the rights of New Jersey’s immigrants, drawing ire from advocates who had pushed Murphy to sign the lame-duck legislation before...

Trailblazer: Lt. Governor Sheila Y. Oliver

January 19, 2026 12:15 amJanuary 18, 2026 8:58 pm

Sheila Oliver was New Jersey’s trailblazing two-term lieutenant governor who became the first woman of color to serve as Assembly Speaker and the first to win a statewide election, spent 27 years in public office as a fierce advocate for...

Trailblazer: N.J. VFW Commander Luddie Austin

January 19, 2026 12:02 amFebruary 15, 2026 8:41 pm

Luddie H. Austin, a former Trenton police sergeant and decorated New Jersey Army National Guard veteran has become the first Black to serve as State Commander of the New Jersey Veterans of Foreign Wars, in 2021. Austin served in the...

Murphy stumps for Gill as NJ-11 special primary nears

January 18, 2026 4:19 pm

In 2017, Essex County Commissioner Brendan Gill (D-Montclair) helped Gov. Phil Murphy reach the statehouse. Eight years later, Murphy is returning the favor. At a Parsippany event on Sunday morning, Murphy pushed Gill’s campaign to succeed Gov.-elect Mikie Sherrill in...

Opinion: Gov. Murphy Must Meet the Moment and Stand Up for Immigrant Communities One Final Time

January 16, 2026 12:24 pmJanuary 16, 2026 12:24 pm

OPINION Last week, our country bore witness to the depths of ICE’s cruelty. We saw a masked agent shoot into a vehicle that was driving away, murdering Renee Nicole Good — a mother and American citizen. This week, here in...

Murphy signs bill reforming House special elections procedure

January 15, 2026 1:10 pmJanuary 15, 2026 3:55 pm

Outgoing Gov. Phil Murphy signed a bill tightening and standardizing how the state fills vacancies in the U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday, legislation spurred by a recent spate of vacancies. The bill, which cleared the Legislature on Monday, requires...